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Outdoor ritual scene at a riverside temple setting with pink-domed shrine structures and red and orange flags behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban with tilak, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate golden throne with a golden canopy above, holding pink flowers in folded hands. In front stand brass pots, a silver plate of fruit and flowers, and a white milk vessel on an orange cloth. Around him are attendants in saffron and orange robes, a man in white with a pink shawl gesturing, a man in pink and yellow, and photographers with video cameras filming closely. Crowd members in white and orange surround the throne.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A festive outdoor ritual scene with a seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne with red cushions, under a gold canopy with hanging leaf-shaped finials. The seated person wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe, long gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets, with hands together holding a small pink item. Before the throne, a metal plate of offerings and a tray with small bowls. Standing nearby in orange and saffron clothes, rudraksha-style necklaces and vibhuti marks is a bald man with glasses, and an older man in orange with a shawl gestures. On the right, men in pink and yellow clothing raise a hand. Red flags and pink temple-style structures appear behind. A camera operator in an orange shirt films in the lower left. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with a saffron turban, long gold necklace and orange robe, in the presence of ritual attendants.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor ritual scene at a festival camp with red and orange flags and small pink temple shrines behind. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a matching orange turban and layered gold-bead necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat under a golden umbrella with hanging gold ornaments, hands pressed together in greeting. Standing to the left, a man in orange robes with a vertical tilak and a shawl watches, and a bald man in an orange robe holds a mala. On the right, a man in white with a pink shawl gestures toward the seated figure. In front, a red-cloth altar holds a silver puja tray with a small silver deity idol, a brass kalasha pot, a steel pail of milk, fruit, marigold garlands and a flower-filled plate. A seated devotee in orange cloth and a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads sit at the table edge. Cameramen with video cameras stand at left.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor ritual scene at a festival camp with orange and red umbrellas overhead. A seated figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, sits on a gold ornate throne with hands folded in front of a silver deity murti of a seated figure on a base. Around him stand a bald priest in orange robes, a man in a yellow kurta, a man in a pink shawl, and a man in white with a pink shawl. A man in an orange shirt sits in front, a steel pot of milk is at left, and a brass kalasha, fruit, marigolds and a metal tray sit on a red cloth. A photographer with a camera and microphone crouches at left. a person in the seated position, though the figure's appearance is partly obscured by distance and angle.2016-04-24A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban sits on a gold-framed throne with a red cushion under a golden ceremonial umbrella, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with hands cupped together. Before him on a red cloth are brass and copper vessels, a plate of fruit, marigold garlands, a silver puja tray, and a bowl of milk. Around him a crowd of devotees stands close: a man in an orange shawl with tilak, a bald man in saffron with a gold mala, a man in a pink shirt gesturing, and a man in white with a pink cloth. Red and orange flags fly behind in an outdoor festival setting with a large crowd. The figure matches the Swamiji (probable) profile by his saffron robe, orange turban, and multiple mala-style necklaces seated on the throne at the centre of the ritual.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24